Cutting Board Assembly

Abstract

A cutting board assembly that is slidably mountable to a countertop while extending over a sink opening includes a panel upon which to position food for cutting. The panel has top and bottom sides, first and second lateral edges, and front and rear edges. A distance from the front to the rear edge is greater than a space from a front side to a back side of the sink opening. The panel is positionable on the upper surface so that the panel extends over the sink opening and is supported by the countertop. A plurality of stops is selectively movable and positioned on the bottom side. The stops extends downwardly from the bottom side and into the sink opening when the panel is positioned on the countertop. The stops are abuttable against a perimeter edge of the sink opening to restrict movement of the panel relative to the sink opening.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A cutting board assembly for positioning on an upper surface of countertop such that the cutting board assembly extends over a sink opening positioned in the countertop, the cutting board assembly comprising:
 a panel for positioning food upon such that the food may be cut, the panel having a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front edge, and a rear edge, a distance from the front edge to the rear edge being greater than a space from a front side to a back side of the sink opening, wherein the panel is positionable on the upper surface such that the panel extends over the sink opening and is supported by the countertop; and   a plurality of stops being selectively movable and positioned on the bottom side, the plurality of stops extending downwardly from the bottom side and into the sink opening when the panel is positioned on the countertop, the plurality of stops being abuttable against a perimeter edge of the sink opening to restrict movement of the panel relative to the sink opening.   
     
     
         2 . The cutting board assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each stop comprises a peg, the peg being selectively positionable on and attachable to the bottom side of the panel. 
     
     
         3 . The cutting board assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the peg is selectively insertable into a respective recess of a plurality of recesses extending into the bottom side, each recess having a respective spacing either of the front edge and the rear edge. 
     
     
         4 . The cutting board assembly of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the plurality of stops comprises four stops; and   the plurality of recesses comprising four sets of wells, each set of wells extending from proximate to one of the front edge and the rear edge toward the other of the front edge and the rear edge along one of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge.   
     
     
         5 . The cutting board assembly of  claim 4 , wherein each set of wells is linear such that an outermost well of the set of wells is closest to the one of the front edge and the rear edge and an innermost well of the set of wells is furthest from the one of the front edge and the rear edge. 
     
     
         6 . The cutting board assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the outermost well of the set of wells is closest to the respective one of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge and the innermost well of the set of wells is furthest from the respective one of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge. 
     
     
         7 . The cutting board assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the peg is cylindrical. 
     
     
         8 . The cutting board assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the peg is friction fit into the respective recess for attaching the peg to the panel. 
     
     
         9 . The cutting board assembly of  claim 4 , wherein each set of wells comprises at least three wells. 
     
     
         10 . The cutting board assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises one or more of wood, plastic, stone, metal, bamboo, or cork. 
     
     
         11 . The cutting board assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the panel is substantially rectangular. 
     
     
         12 . A method of slidably mounting a panel to a countertop with the panel extending over a sink opening, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a cutting board assembly for positioning on an upper surface of countertop such that the cutting board assembly extends over a sink opening positioned in the countertop, the cutting board assembly comprising:
 a panel for positioning food upon such that the food may be cut, the panel having a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front edge, and a rear edge, a distance from the front edge to the rear edge being greater than a space from a front side to a back side of the sink opening, wherein the panel is positionable on the upper surface such that the panel extends over the sink opening and is supported by the countertop; and 
 a plurality of stops being selectively movable and positioned on the bottom side, the plurality of stops extending downwardly from the bottom side and into the sink opening when the panel is positioned on the countertop, the plurality of stops being abuttable against a perimeter edge of the sink opening to restrict movement of the panel relative to the sink opening; 
   moving the stops along the bottom side of the panel such that the stops match the space between the front side and the back side of the sink opening; and   positioning the panel on the upper surface of the countertop such that the plurality of stops is inserted into the sink opening to abut the perimeter edge of the sink opening along the front side and the back side of the sink opening.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein each stop comprises a peg, the peg being selectively positionable on and attachable to the bottom side of the panel. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the peg is selectively insertable into a respective recess of a plurality of recesses extending into the bottom side, each recess having a respective spacing from either the front edge or the rear edge. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein:
 the plurality of stops comprises four stops; and   the plurality of recesses comprising four sets of wells, each set of wells extending from proximate to one of the front edge and the rear edge toward the other of the front edge and the rear edge along one of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein each set of wells is linear such that an outermost well of the set of wells is closest to the one of the front edge and the rear edge and an innermost well of the set of wells is furthest from the one of the front edge and the rear edge. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the outermost well of the set of wells is closest to one of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge and the innermost well of the set of wells is furthest from the one of the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the peg is cylindrical. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the peg is friction fit into the respective recess for attaching the peg to the panel. 
     
     
         20 . The cutting board assembly of  claim 15 , wherein each set of wells comprises at least three wells.